The Short Stories of Saki (H. H. Munro)

Contains the best of Saki's short stories, a biography by his sister and an introduction.

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Page 555was as loud as his mother's and had more assurance in it. "Victor, you are not to
say such things. Bertha is not a fool, and she is not in the least fat. You are to
come in and choose a doll for her." The couple passed into the shop, out of view
and ...

Page 566It was a little present from my mother and myself for your silver wedding. I should
have given it to you last night after dinner, only it happened to be a cream jug,
and you seemed annoyed at having so many duplicates, so I felt rather awkward
...

Page 673My mother's mother was a very clever woman, and she, through her mother,
belonged to the Macnab clan. So Hector was Celtic on both sides of his family. To
me, his strongest characteristics were — whimsicality, keen sense of humour,
love ...